Damoh (MP), four girls aged 9 to 13 years drowned in a pond in Damoh district of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday evening, an official said.
According to Nohta police station in-charge Arvind Singh Lodhi, the girls had gone with their parents to a religious function at a temple near Doomar village, about 35 km from the district headquarters.
At around 6 pm, three girls, identified as Maya Lodhi (9), Rajeshwari Lodhi (12) and Princi Singh (12), entered the nearby pond but ended up drowning.
Ragini Lodhi (13) jumped into the reservoir to save them, but all four girls drowned, the official said.
The official said the bodies have been recovered and their post-mortem will be conducted on Monday morning. He said that investigation into the drowning is underway.
According to Nohta police station in-charge Arvind Singh Lodhi, the girls had gone with their parents to a religious function at a temple near Doomar village, about 35 km from the district headquarters.
At around 6 pm, three girls, identified as Maya Lodhi (9), Rajeshwari Lodhi (12) and Princi Singh (12), entered the nearby pond but ended up drowning.
Ragini Lodhi (13) jumped into the reservoir to save them, but all four girls drowned, the official said.
The official said the bodies have been recovered and their post-mortem will be conducted on Monday morning. He said that investigation into the drowning is underway.
